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Japanese honeysuckle

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noun

  1. a climbing honeysuckle, Lonicera japonica, introduced into the eastern U.S. from Asia, having fragrant, white flowers that fade to yellow.


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Orchard Hills’ zone is filled with prickly pear cacti, Japanese honeysuckle and Formosa firethorn.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2025

Japanese honeysuckle and Asian privet, for context, cover 10.3 million and 3.2 million acres, respectively.

From Slate • Aug. 28, 2021

Japanese honeysuckle made its first dash for freedom in the New World along the banks of the Potomac River in 1882.

From New York Times • Jun. 24, 2016

Though there are native plants as fragrant in the evening — linden comes to mind — generally speaking, New Yorkers need only follow their noses to the ubiquitous Japanese honeysuckle to find the source.

From New York Times • Jun. 24, 2016

In the South, Japanese honeysuckle and Cherokee rose perform this function extensively.

From Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) by Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde)

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